Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21
FARM AND HOME.


ST q AKEKEA-
s-w~rry Fon I'M PosT-uxKLz1aEEcl-
With feelings Of regrst th4t
- veeds announce this as the lssi
-m,.ber Of the . Familiar Talks" In
- vrising d these articles have en-
iced genuine pleasure far great
Z, eben I anticipated in the beginning,
- have formed real attachment %
=. .aroe. which / have been 10th %
--sap. And more: Il has brought
80 fruit IN the sincere friendships
~.de the pleasant acguaintances
sa-med and knowledge obtained be-
go hat expected, a. IN no other az
Z shat time would have been possible.
Tb..e il Is TO be hoped, may be re-
,.;ned and extended in the new field
mened BIZ the acceptance Of the re-
liabilities Of Agricultural Editor Of
4. PoeT-IETELLIGEEcER. ~ announced
d.evhere in the eolumnsof this paper.
Teould not be stir" Il ! would, and
grould not Il could, with the read
srs of this department Of the paper,
vhs have in the time gone by become
nsed 10 the familiar style Of the
Talks The free interchange Of
ou;nIous between farmers Is a matter
u 700 much Importance TO stand much
non The manner Of their coming, and
Tkooe 10 see and feel that the familiar
Al circle may be enlarged, not eur
ssiled: that the interchange Of opin-
sans nav be extended, not restricted I:
sf8 that the benefits may aceumulatel
and widen, and not become lessened or
narrowed.
within a few years the production
sf hors upon the Pacific coast has In
ereastd vastly, while that Of New York
and other hop producing regions Of
he United States has decreased IN like
81 greater ratio 10 that OF our gain.
According 70 an extract from Lilien-
halls hop circular, il is estimated that
We win 10 round numbers produce this
wear on the Pacific coast 69,000 bales,
and Of this more than one-third Is Is.
,iInated as coming from Washington
Territory. Competent authority places
he estimate 81 the New York crop at
rs 900 bales, which comprises the great /
en- portion Of the crop in the United
states outside OF the Pacific coast; so
that. a. q matter of fact, We produce
on this coast nearly half the hops
grown on this continent.
Because Of these facts great interest
a conferred IN this industry In Wash 1
ipgton. which Is abundantly manifest
ed By q very extensive correspondence /
from all parts OF the Territory, east as
veil As west of the mountains. To-
satisfy In part this demand for inform
alton, which in many cases evidently |
is from mere curiosity, and at the
same time try 10 make public the ex-
psriences OF later years, with the view /
d guiding new beginners and counsel
ing with older hands; 10 point out the 4
drawbacks and dangers as well as the
bright side, will be the object and aim /
Of this writing. As write, there are
hops approaching maturity on this /
LHELil kElAb ytLt1 OHNA kAAANN
thousand pounds TO the acre, although
here has been scarcely any rainfall for
three months. said the other day / /
believed / could select two or three /
aeres that would yield two tons TO the
acre, and ] really believe il could be
lone
As these are open TO the public for
and viii be for two weeks
,efore the picking begins, feel like
right out, even II the story Is
stoo big 10 be believed" let those of
little faith come and see. This result
las been in part undoubtedly because
II the deep culture, like that advocated
n these talks" II shows that, rain
n shine, IL we will we may have heavy 1
,roEls. told Fred ct Puyallup 10 pillow
Ieep, pillow often, pillow late, all Of which
~ aid. Last week from the platform
4 The hon house we could see the hop
ard In the factory lot adjoining that
4 our own: the one showed many a
ear and yellow leaf, and had evidently
eached is limit, while the other was
lealthy green, although It was in the
old ward, now run nearly twenty
ears, that any one can go and see, or
nayhap could catch a glimpse OF the
NO from the car window while passing
'uysllup..
But il was not Of the manner OF rails
4 that | had intended 10 write, but
ather as to the harvesting. We are
nelined TO commence our harvest too
ariv. l wrote In (" Hop Culture,
nage or and at this time cannot better
N Absorption, that ga hop, when
ally ripe and well matured, will be
gelf and compactly closed at the point;
| becomes harsh and crisp 70 the
ouch, and makes Q rustling noise
then clasped In the hand. The seed
rill be hard and dark purple color.
he color Of the hop viii have changed
rom a greenish east 20 light yellow
r golden. The lupuiins viii be abun.
liant. not only at the base Of the Leaf
4 carpet. but viii extend well out on
h. leaf; the little yellow globules Of
upuline will show briglsaeF and larger
haH On an unripe hop. We cannot
ave All The hops at the exact stage OF
ipeness r,yeferrcd, as all do not set on 1
H. vines AZ once. Every hop grower
I'M have observed a difference Of at
east two weeks in lle earliest and
aiest bloom. We often are deceived
" finding few ripe hops, sna thereby
Judge the Geld DC 20 pick, whereas nine
enths or more are unFtpe-
without the hop Is ripe. the quality
,annot BE the best: hence the neoes-
ity M exercising care not topick while
immature. AGd 20 have hops ripen IN
0ocession. ihsiee ripe hops may ca
ily he injured ~ spoiled Ia curing.
Three things are ye9as4ed 20 make 8
rood hop ia the curing ioN 1mpera-
are. uniformity and tlfoToaghaess
nat IA To saw, DO not use a heat az over
no degrees fahrenheit. be SURF that
ne hops are cured all alike, and thst
an are cured. We nov cure as 20 %
boxeS ON e4xai foot Kiln, which makes
, doorlng nearly ~ inches deep, where
a. We used % think ~ boxes a large
iloorinN and - inches was deep This
rannot DO done 1t a low temperature
without the free use 81 sulphur burned
.,owiy away from the store. We now
,se a pound 20 the hex OF hops, OF At
he Ate OF ~ pounds 90 the Ton q dry